Department Head - Special EducationQUALIFICATIONS: - Massachusetts State Certification in Special Education.
- Bachelor's Degree and master's degree from an accredited college or university.
- A minimum of five years' successful teaching experience, of which at least two years shall have been in Special Education.
- Education, training, and experience should contain evidence of leadership qualities.
- Certification as an Administrator or Principal/Assistant Principal or willing to enroll in an accredited certification program.
JOB GOAL: To provide leadership, coordination and innovation in assigned curricular area so that each student may derive maximum benefit from the continuing pursuit of the subject involved.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: - Organizes and implements the Special Education Program for grades 8-12.
- Establishes department curriculum objectives and develops a plan for the implementation and evaluation of these objectives for grades 8-12.
- Assists in the screening, training, and assignments of department personnel.
- Assists department teachers in the handling of day-to-day problems of instruction and is a resource person for department teachers on curriculum and instructional consensus.
- Responsible for the ordering, inventorying, and distributing of all departmental instructional materials.
- Evaluates departmental personnel in accordance with School Committee policy.
- Makes recommendations to the Principal regarding department personnel and advises the Principal on the department's budgetary needs.
- Makes classroom visitation of department personnel when necessary and provides follow-up consultation.
- Reviews teacher lesson plans.
- Develops and maintains a department library.
- Provides orientation and in-service training programs for department personnel.
- Attends relevant school, district, and professional meetings.
- Meets with other department heads to promote interdisciplinary programs.
- Assists in identifying and utilizing community resources for the department program.
- Implements an ongoing program of curriculum evaluation.
- Provides the Principal or his/her designee with course outlines for all department offerings.
- Is responsible for the Special Education Department programs.
- Assists the Principals in interpreting grading policies, promotional policies, and the district's instructional program to parents and the community.
- Devises experimental programs designed to improve the curriculum and instructional techniques.
- Keeps informed on educational innovations and trends as they relate to department concerns.
- Collaborates with teachers on improving their repertoire of differentiated instructional assessment strategies.
- Supports students in an in-district sub separate Therapeutic program.
- Submits required reports and other information as requested by the Principal and/or the Deputy Superintendents in a timely and accurate fashion.
- Assumes any other duties appropriately related to this particular classification as assigned by the Deputy Superintendent.
REPORTS TO: Principal and Deputy Superintendent.
EVALUATION: Performance will be evaluated by the Principal.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
DAYS: 195 Days; additional days as determined by the Principal in Accordance with the Lynn School Administrators' Association
HOURS: Monday - Friday: 7:30 am -2:45 pm
SALARY: $109,019
BENEFITS: The City of Lynn offers comprehensive and competitive health and dental benefits; Harvard Pilgrim PPO/HMO, Altus Dental High/Low, and Vision Insurance. Life Insurance, Flexible Spending Plan (FSA) as well as Short Term Disability and Long-Term Disability are available on a voluntary basis. Please see the website: City of Lynn for more details.
An offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment physical, including a drug test, National fingerprint-based Criminal Background Check (NCBC), and Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI).
All
MUST be completed
PRIOR to the start of employment.
